Viva Tuttle
Feb 6, 2009
Viva May Tuttle, 88, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009, at her residence at The Arbor at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, where she has lived for the past 3 years. She was born Febuary 2, 1921, in Shannon City, IA, to Rowland & Mildred Wilson. On March 9, 1945, Viva married Donald J....
Edythe W. Roberts
Feb 5, 2009
Edythe Winona Roberts, 87, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush. She was born November 20, 1921 in Funk, Nebraska to Charles and Orra (Darnell) Bonser. She married Russell Roberts on December 20, 1948 in Messex, Colorado. They farmed south of Goodrich and then northeast of Fort Morgan beginning in 1952. Edythe was a...
Lyle E. Naill
Feb 2, 2009
LYLE E. NAILL, 81, of Fort Morgan, died early Monday morning, February 2, 2009 at his home with his family at his side. He suffered a brief illness with lung cancer. Lyle was born on June 9, 1927 to Samuel & Nellie (Bates) Naill in Wiggins, CO. He was raised and attended school there. He was drafted into the Army...
Ray W. Rush
Jan 30, 2009
RAY W. RUSH, 92, longtime area resident, died Friday evening, January 30, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born March 17, 1916 in Seymour, MO to Perry & Jewel (Goss) Rush. He served in the US Army during WW II. Mr. Rush married Mollie Dorsch in Raton, NM on January 17, 1946. They moved...
Walter Longacre
Jan 28, 2009
Walter E. Longacre, 83, Life long Ft. Morgan area resident, died Wednesday morning at his daughters home in Log Lane Village. He was born December 15, 1925 in Ft. Morgan to Walter A. and Myrtle (Jones) Longacre. He married Lillian Wacker March 5, 1950 in Ft. Morgan. He farmed North of Ft. Morgan for 67 years, before he retired. He...
Phyllis Lawler
Jan 27, 2009
Phyllis A. Lawler, 56, passed away Tuesday morning in the emergency room of the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born November 17, 1952, near Brush to Philip & Dorothy Vondy. She graduated from Brush High School in 1970. On November 27, 1971, Phyllis married Thomas M. Lawler in Brush. In 1978, Phyllis joined the US Air Force....
Keith E. Mccloud
Jan 26, 2009
KEITH E. MCCLOUD, 82, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died early Monday morning, January 26, 2009 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 8, 1926 in Morgan County to Edmund & Lettie (Myers) McCloud. He married Venetta Patton on February 14, 1949 in Fort Morgan. Mr. McCloud farmed and ranched for the majority of his life....
Esther Baumgartner
Jan 21, 2009
ESTHER BAUMGARTNER, 94, of Wiggins, died early Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009 at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. She was born December 28, 1914 in McCook, NE to George & Mary (Weise) Kaufman. She married Jacob Baumgartner on November 24, 1932 at the Lutheran Church in Brush. Mrs. Baumgartner was a member of the Wiggins Community Church and...
Rachel Menking
Jan 21, 2009
Rachel Menking, a former long-time resident of Fort Morgan passed away January 21, 2009 in Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho following a sudden illness. Rachel was born April 11, 1921, in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Jacob and Katherine Schlothauer. Rachel attended Fort Morgan public schools and was a member of the United Methodist Church. Rachel and her husband, Ronald,...
Alexander Herbst
Jan 19, 2009
Alexander Herbst, 91, Life long Morgan County resident, died Monday at the Winslow Court Assisted Living Center in Colorado Springs. He was born July 4, 1917 in Brush to Jacob and Katherine (Arndt) Herbst. He married Marie McDowell August 15, 1939 in Ft. Morgan. They have made Ft. Morgan there home up until November of last year when they moved...
Willis H. Bowles
Jan 19, 2009
WILLIS H. BOWLES, 95, of Fort Morgan, died early Monday morning, January 19, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. He was born in Litchfield, IL on June 28, 1913 to Ellis F. & Eula (Harris) Bowles. He served as Corporal in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in October of 1945. Mr. Bowles married...
Leah Mohrlang
Jan 17, 2009
Leah Mohrlang, 92, longtime area resident, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Leah was born November 28, 1916 in Brush, Colorado to Conrad and Anna (Hoffman) Leis. She married Jacob Mohrlang Jr. on May 28, 1939 in Hillrose. He died in 1985. Leah lived most of her life in Brush and Hillrose except...
Margaret Hepner
Jan 15, 2009
Margaret L. Hepner, 80, Brush, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born January 19, 1928, in Jenks, OK, to Arlie & Goldie Briggs. On June 25, 1950, Margaret married Dale Hepner in Greeley, CO. In 1975 the Hepner family moved to Brush. Prior to retirement, Margaret worked at the East...
Minnie Findeis
Jan 14, 2009
Minnie J. Findeis, 101, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1907, in Burchard, NE, to William & Cora Doman. She graduated from Burchard High School in 1924. She attended Peru Teachers College in Nebraska for 1 ½ years. She accepted a teaching position and taught school...
Nancy Elaine Harbert
Jan 11, 2009
NANCY ELAINE HARBERT, 65, of Brush, died Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. She was born in Brush on February 12, 1943 to Jeptha & Vera (Sherer) Claflin. She married Raymond Harbert in 1961 in Last Chance. At the time of her death, Nancy was employed at the Walgreens store in...
Elsie Cox
Jan 11, 2009
Elsie Pauline Cox, 94, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, where she has lived since 2002. She was born August 27, 1914, in LaJara, CO, to Roy & Mattie King Davis. She graduated from LaJara High School. On May 19, 1934. Elsie married Joe I. Cox in...
Henry Rodarte
Jan 6, 2009
Henry Rodarte, 70, Long time Ft. Morgan resident, died Tuesday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. He was born January 23, 1938 in Rodarte, New Mexico to Rogelio and Lusita Rodarte. He married Carmelita "Nancy" Trujillo on April 11, 1959 in Ft. Morgan. Henry was a custodian for the RE-3 School District for 30 years, he worked...
George Alvin Law
Jan 5, 2009
GEORGE ALVIN LAW, 79, lifelong area resident, died early Monday morning, January 5, 2009 at his home in Log Lane Village. He was born June 21, 1929 in Brush to Jesse & Gladys (Winchel) Law. He worked as a mechanic for the majority of his life. He enjoyed woodworking and cars. Law is survived by his daughter, Kendreth Clay and...
Tony Escamilla
Jan 5, 2009
Tony Escamilla, 87, of Ft. Morgan, died Monday at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. He was born in Texas on May 18, 1921 to Joe and Rita Escamilla. He began working for Wal-Mart when they opened the Ft. Morgan store in January of 2003. He worked up until ill health forced him to retire just recently. He enjoyed...
Maria Cruz Ortiz
Jan 3, 2009
MARIA CRUZ ORTIZ, 75, longtime Brush resident, died Saturday evening at her home. She was born May 3, 1933 in Durango, Mexico to Estanislada Hernandez. She married Nieves Ortiz in Durango on February 16, 1952. They moved to Brush from Denver in 1988. Mrs. Ortiz was a member of Saint Helen Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting,...
